Descent Relation; a Cultural-Communicational Theory

The life and social behavior of individuals and groups are influenced by the norms which determine the ought tos and ought not tos of social behavior and set normal cultural patterns. According to Islam, one of the main social communicative norms is chastity and Hijab. The main question of this paper is centred on the meaning and symbolic and behavioral aspects of chastity concerning verbal and non-verbal communications. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the paper seeks to delve into the connection of Islamic teachings about chastity with the knowledge of communication focusing on two theoretical principles of symbolic interaction and typology to achieve a deeper understanding of chastity on all levels of human communications, specially speaking, looking and behavior. Consequently, the fiqhi-communicative aspects of chastity in Islamic teachings are underlined and a new definition of descent communication is given. Thus, the paper suggests a theoretical principle for the communications in Islamic culture which makes the process of cultural policy-making on chastity easier issue.